In Austin the temperatures are trending between 100-111° degrees. After a very intense workout…read morecoupled with soaring summer temperatures, I was up for something cool to eat. "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream"...so the saying goes. I decided to meet a friend that lives downtown Austin for some ice cream at the The Baked Bear, a frequent hang out spot for her and my first visit. The Baked Bear is located in the Seaholm complex between Cesar Chavez and 3rd Streets near West Avenue. After a couple of samples, I decided on Blackberry Crumble. Our server was so sweet and kind including suggesting some of the shop's favorites. OMG the ice cream was so smooth...so flavorful...so absolutely delicious to eat. Interestingly, the ice cream was reasonably priced. It was great cooling off and enjoying catching up with my friend.

Baked bear is good!!! I liked how the cookie was on a…read morewarming plate before we bought it so when we bit into it, it was warm and gooey. The bear batter ice cream reminded me of birthday cake which was so yummy!! Honestly if you like BJ's pizookies, this is the place for you. A bit expensive for one bowl but it was enough to feed me and a friend! The service is was fine, not bad and I liked the decor of the shop along with where it was. There was a nice view outside and a nice field.

The food truck was pretty deserted when I went but it was easy to find…read more I got one of each cookie to try with some friends. Nuha was very sweet. Our favorite was gluttony and lust. Both of those cookies were gone first. Only note was that I thought the cookies were overpriced.

Stopped for some delicious dessert after eating at El Alma. The cookies are pretty darn good but…read morethe brownies are to die for! Nuha's is located in a cute little food truck, and there is a nice outdoor seating area in the back with picnic tables and twinkly lights. The menu is super creative with each of the 7b recipes named after the 7 deadly sins,. I will be dreaming of this brownie for some time to come!

OMG this is the best gelato!! Takes me right back to Italy! Unfortunately they were out of…read morepistachio (which would have been my top choice), but I'm so glad I tried something new! I sampled 2 flavors and got a small size half and half. The hazelnut was sweet and salty- loved it, but the star of the show was the ricotta with candied orange peel and dark chocolate. Woah. Flavor explosion. It tasted like Italian cookies and I just absolutely loved it! They have a few tables and chairs inside and outside. We sat on the patio and ate our bowls quickly before they fully melted. We met really friendly other customers there that told us how much they love this place. 5 stars - can't wait to go back!

The quality is consistent. The goat cheese flavor is very…read morestrong. If goat cheese is your thing, you will love it.

First place I've seen in Austin that has rolled ice cream and in a truck at that!…read more I am glad that they have the coconut ice cream version for a dairy free option. Also if you're not very hungry the portions are huge so sharing is a good idea! I got the Sticky Mango. Honestly was not a fan, the ice cream was very hard and difficult to eat. Also the coconut flavor from the ice cream was extremely overpowering and I couldn't taste the mango. Good service and cool flavors.

Beautifully rolled ice cream with unique flavors. Appreciate that their ice cream is not too…read morecomplex and not too sweet. I had a custom ice cream of Nutella, banana and strawberries with walnuts to top. Had a great crunch and the components were blended nicely. It can get pretty busy, especially at peak hours, so you're looking to wait a bit. I'd say it's worth it. Indulge a bit!

I stopped by on my way home to pickup pints of Garrisons raspberry and Campfire Treat, and Liz is…read morethe best! She packed the pints generously and put them in an insulated bag with little ice packs! Those flavors are amazing ...

When I make my monthly stockup trip to Lush, it always means a stop at Amy's for a little treat as…read morethey're next door to one another. Service and ice cream are always great. Clean store. On a recent visit however we left after being in line for 15 minutes. It was a long line (out the door) in a small shop. There was one employee and we just felt so badly for him having to go at it alone. Poor planning by management I'd say. I'll continue to stop by every month. I just hope the employees get more assistance.

Service is quick if you know what you want. You order from the window. Wish they had umbrellas to…read morestand under when waiting in line because it was hot! Got the Oreo. The "tiny" is still a decent scoop size. I love that it had a large proportion of cookie to cream ratio.

Oh man, this place totally sucks. I can never understand why all those suckers are standing in line…read morewaiting for this stuff when it's basically a bootleg version of Cold Stone Creamery which went out of fashion in the 2000s It wouldn't be my first choice, but I would eat Coldstone creamery. I would NOT eat Amy's under any circumstances. To be clear, I've only been once. Ambience leaves much to be desired, but the ice cream which is the main event does not even taste good. It has about 3 to 4 times as much sugar as it actually needs. In fact, I was physically ill from eating it. Not only does the ice cream itself taste too sugary in the flavors are too cloyingly sweet, but they then want to mix in additional candies and sugar items which blows my mind. I humored them and tried an ice cream with mix ins and was greatly underwhelmed. Everyone who likes Amy's raves about the Mexican vanilla but honestly, that is also way too sweet and tastes like drinking vanilla extract. I can only surmise that there are a lot of folks with unsophisticated palates in Austin, otherwise there would not be so many positive reviews and this place would not be in business. On top of it the whole mixing thing so gimmicky and annoying it just makes the lion go way longer. Anyone who thinks this is great has not ventured out and tried anything else because they're literally 10 other ice cream places that I can think of that are actually great. Looking forward to the day that this place churns to become something else that's actually tasty because it's prime real estate.

Jeni's had so many different flavors. Thankfully, service was friendly, patient, and gave samples!…read more My boyfriend and I shared two scoops. One scoop was the salted peanut butter flavor and the other was the butterscotch. The peanut butter was surprisingly the better flavor! And I like peanut butter, but the standout factor was how creamy and thick the ice cream texture was. The butterscotch flavor didn't have the same creaminess and richness. Great place to get dessert!

Got coffee and brownie two half scoop. Coffee was really good but most other flavors were super…read moresweet and they had less variety than I expected. Service was good.

Dehydrated and desperately needing something sweet we dropped by Jim Jim's to see what the high…read morereviews were all about. Located on 6th Street, Jim Jim's is surprisingly accessible with parking spots available out front and just around the corner. It's not a sitdown place so keep that in mind for your stop, but the line does move fast and they are very efficient. There's a good variety of flavors and things they serve from italian ice to ice cream and shakes. We opted for a strawberry italian ice with condensed milk on top. From the first bite we were in heaven. The flavor is very thorough which is not always the case for Italian ices where it can sometimes be a bit muted. Every single bite of this was packed with flavor. They also carve out a bit of the middle to put the condensed milk which makes every bite much more equal than if it was just placed at the top. This was by far one of, if not the best, Italian ices we've ever had. We would very much recommend it to anyone in the Downtown area looking to cool off.

Went here for the first time last weekend due to someone else wanting water ice, sad to see its…read moretemp closed right now. I got the mango, passion fruit, and cotton candy flavors. By far, passion fruit was my favorite out of the 3, the other 2 were refreshing, but not personal favorites. If your particular about flavorings the definitely have some artificial taste to them so choose wisely. It's a cute hole in the wall shop for a grab and go water ice. So many flavors to choose from, hope they open back up soon so I can try some more!